Garnier Fructis Hair Food Papaya Conditioner

This range smells amazing, but unfortunately the conditioner I found was a little thin and didn't feel that moisturising or conditioning at all. However this would not deter me from buying the regime again because it smells so good and I love the shampoo.

Initially when it arrived in the mail, I liked the packaging, which looked like a bottle of milk, but smelt like a tropical breeze. It's a unique looks for a conditioner bottle which I quite like. The smell is divine and lingers post washing. Initially I wasn't sure it was doing a lot, and thought it just smelt nice. However, every time I've looked in the mirror this week, I appear to be having a good hair day and I've decided it cannot be a coincidence. My hair has become lovely smooth hair (less frizz), which looks possibly the healthiest it's ever been, sitting nicely and I don't really have to do anything with it (like I don't even blow-dry my hair, it now just dries nicely). I'd recommend this to everyone and will use again.

My hair is very dry and damaged due to colouring, particularly on the ends. I used this conditioner and my hair looked and felt better after the first time. The conditioner itself, is light weight so didn't weigh my hair down. It also smells incredible

So before you read any further I’ve been using Olaplex conditioner as my primary conditioner for about… 4 years. I have curly hair prone to dryness/frizz that has been professionally coloured every 6 months or so including lightener.

Packaging: These bottles are really cute and I love that they’re 100% recyclable, made from 50% recycled plastic, have a vegan formula and are silicone free. The lid is easy to open when my hands are wet, and its fairly easy to pour the amount I want.

Product: The conditioner was definitely runnier than I expected (again, I’m used to Olaplex which definitely has a thick creamy feeling). It smoothed out my hair after the shampoo fairly well but I did feel a bit like I wanted to condition twice or have a thicker product. My partner has been exclusively using this since we got it and says “Conditioner felt super lovely and creamy, rinsed out easy and now my hair is real soft.” His hair isn’t quite as soft as it was with Olaplex, but definitely smooth and smells lovely.

The verdict: This is definitely an “ok” product. It smells great, it works fairly well and I think for most hair types that aren’t of the moisture craving variety – this would be an excellent option. For me its not quite there, but will definitely be a backup, and I’ll buy it for my partner/guests to use.

I was really excited to review this range as I Always loved the Garnier range and the smell of the original ranges they had. When this range arrived I had it sitting on our table and my 3 year old thought it was bottles of juice!! Not sure if the packaging is a good idea or Not? Love the scent and the idea but the consistency of the conditioner is just too runny I end up having to use much more. I’m finding it’s not enough moisture for my hair it’s still knotty and not soft and smooth. Unfortunately the scent is great but the product isn’t suited for my hair type. Happy enough to use it on my kids thou.

This conditioner was great in smell and look. I didn't love how runny it wss but it wasn't a big deal, my preference is for a little more creamy, especially with kids who used this too, tok much margin for over use! That didn't stop it being a great conditioner that did what it said it would and made all of our hair soft, through chlorine and bleach.i would buy this again especially as it's available at the supermarket

This conditioner has a much more liquidy consistency, than its shampoo counterpart which threw me at first, splat! Now Iv'e got a little too much conditioner action happening but oh well lets get on with the show. I applied conditioner liberally to the mid and ends of my long, damaged (way overdue for a cut) locks, and it felt like it wasn't doing a whole lot at all. This is the point when I'd usually do a quick finger-brush detangle with conditioner in, but it just wasn't happening today. I applied more conditioner even more liberally and managed to get it all smoothed through, but at this rate I'm going to be using 3 bottles of conditioner per one bottle of shampoo. It wasn't til later that it dawned on me that my hair must have lapped up all that conditioner, hence feeling like it wasn't really there doing much, so I knew I had to prevail and give it a good few more days use. The next few days, I definitely still overused the conditioner, both because the runny consistency threw me yet again, and because my hair was so ready to soak it all up it took a bit to get it feeling soft and silky to detangle.

After about a week and a half use, my ends are still looking pretty damaged but I'm incredibly surprised by how super soft my hair is feeling, though with that it seems to also be looking a touch fluffy but that would likely be solved with a hair straightener.

Overall, I think my hair did really like this shampoo and conditioner combo even though it took a few washes to see some results, and I suspect I need to keep using it for a bit longer to really decide if its a good match for me (plus going for my overdue trim would likely help the situation), sometimes I find my hair will only like shampoos/conditioners for a certain amount of time before it feels like my hair goes backwards, hopefully not the case with this one because I do think its great its 98% organic. I would probably use this again, especially if my hair stays this soft using it!

This conditioner has the same really nice scent as the shampoo, just not as intense. While I did like this conditioner, something that I look for in a conditioner is one that is really thick and creamy and is easy to apply to my long-ish strands. While this conditioner ticked the creamy box, I found that it was a bit too runny of a consistency for my liking, which made it trickier to apply to long hair and also doesn't really fit with what I would think of for a repairing conditioner (something super thick and nourishing - almost like a hair mask!). A nice product, but I might look for a thicker conditioner next time I need a replacement!

So first of all I have been using the tubs of hair food for a long time now and know that silicone and diamenthicone in conditioners prevents hair from absorbing hair dyes and just hides damage doesn't hydrate or repair hair and builds up in the hair. I also know that it is what makes conditioners feel silky and smooth on wet hair. I knew not to expect the silky feeling in this conditioner being silicone free and I knew I could mix some with my temporary hair colour to help it absorb into my hair and treat it. My hair feels soft and smelt amazing. If you have never used a silicone free conditioner before you will think you need more product when you use it and might think your hair looks bad after use. In truth you need to give it time. Your regular conditioners build up in your hair - silicones and diamenthicones don't fully wash out - a clarifying shampoo will help remove the build up. Once your hair is free if the coating only then will your hair start to absorb the benefits in this product and with long term use your hair will become more healthy. I can't wait to try the watermelon variety. My only gripe with this is it seemed like a watered down version of the tub hair food product so I might as well just use the tub of hair food. - Will be buying the watermelon one to try regaurdless. Yes I will re purchase because silicone free conditioners are my thing.

This conditioner has been amazing for my hair. At the moment my hair is very sad because I have bleached and colored it. It needs a lot more tlc than usual and this conditioner has been lovely to it. My hair feels a lot more healthy and when I put a brush through it, its not so knotted and the brush doesn't pull. My hair has a lovely shine to it and just looks so much better. The fragrance of this is amazing. I absolutely love it and I've had compliments about it smells so nice as well. The bottle is great too, I'm loving that the company is trying to help the environment with less plastic in their bottles.